Roger Waters, the co-founder and principal songwriter of the archetypal progressive band Pink Floyd, has announced the return of the historic production of "The Wall" to North America in 2012. His aural and visual masterpiece of alienation and transformation will be performed in-its-entirety featuring a full band and state-of-the-art production. "The Wall" live has played more than 120 shows around the world for more than 1.6 million fans making it one of the most successful tours of 2010. Tickets for "The Wall" 2012 go on sale beginning on Monday, November 7th at LiveNation.com.

The 2012 tour will begin on May 1st in Houston, Texas at the Toyota Center making a 36 show trek throughout North America, including several outdoor stadium performances with state of the art modifications transforming the arena production into magnificent outdoor events. The tour, promoted by Live Nation, includes stadium stops in San Francisco at AT&T Park on May 11th, Vancouver at BC Place on May 26th, Chicago's Wrigley Field on June 8th, Toronto at Rogers Centre on June 23rd and Philadelphia at the Citizens Bank Park on July 14th.

"Thirty years ago when I wrote 'The Wall,' I was a frightened young man," Waters recalls. "In the intervening years it occurred to me that maybe the story of my fear and loss with its concomitant inevitable residue of ridicule, shame and punishment, provides an allegory for broader concerns: Nationalism, racism, sexism, religion, whatever! All these issues and 'isms are driven by the same fears that drove my young life."

Waters' first reinvented his iconic stage production of "The Wall" in 2010 utilizing modern day technological advances and special effects which have been embraced by audiences around the globe with countless sold out performances and multiple-night stands including a record-breaking 9 sold out shows at the River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. "The Wall" remains one of the most influential albums in the history of recorded music with a profound effect on pop culture, resonating with multiple generations of music fans.

Prior to 2010, The Wall show was simply too large to contemplate a tour, but new arenas and advances in touring technology have solved that dilemma. Waters has updated the look and feel of the show to ensure it matches the astonishing theatrical extravaganza that The Wall's live incarnation became so legendary for - thus allowing yet another generation to be inspired by the grandeur of the breathtaking visual and aural spectacle. The 1980 original production of the "The Wall" had been performed live-in-its-entirety just 29 times during Pink Floyd's 1980 tour in support of the album and once in Berlin in celebration of the fall of the Berlin wall.

The Associated Press described opening night in 2010 with, "Roger Waters tore down the house Wednesday night in Toronto... He walked out to thunderous applause beginning with the first track of the seminal concept album, 'In the Flesh', and the adulation never stopped." While during the New York stop, the New York Post declared, "When Roger Waters finished building "The Wall" in its entirety, at Madison Square Garden, it was just another brick on what was the best arena concert I've ever been to. Period."

I was just trying to think of the most ridiculous thing to say in response to his hatred toward The Wall :lol: I really don't mean it

DethMaiden

11-02-2011, 03:42 AM

I'd pay $100+ to see David Gilmour. I'd pay that to see reunited Floyd. What I won't pay for is Roger Waters taking the worst of the classic Pink Floyd albums around like he himself is the band. Best thing about that album is Comfortably Numb, and the best thing about Comfortably Numb is everything Gilmour does on it.

Maidenmagic

11-02-2011, 05:18 AM

I don't love Pink Floyd but this is definetely an impressive show (From what I've seen on youtube.) But isn't he going to all the same places he's been to before? He's been to Houston, that's for sure. Naturally I would whine for a New Orleans date (As I usually do) but I don't think the stage would fit into the New Orleans Arena.

ravenheart

11-02-2011, 06:22 AM

Back Against The Wall tribute album > The Wall

Just sayin'.

christopher

11-02-2011, 06:56 PM

I'd pay $100+ to see David Gilmour. I'd pay that to see reunited Floyd. What I won't pay for is Roger Waters taking the worst of the classic Pink Floyd albums around like he himself is the band. Best thing about that album is Comfortably Numb, and the best thing about Comfortably Numb is everything Gilmour does on it.

It's true, he did dominate The Wall and Final Cut. I just love everything about the Wall. I would love to see him tour Animals, but I know that will never happen. I think it would be epic to see Gilmour live or a reunited Floyd.

JRA

11-02-2011, 07:05 PM

This is very pricey, but I heard from a friend who went to see it that it was well worth it.

Dissimulate

11-02-2011, 08:24 PM

Depending on how the pricing actually works out (there are tickets listed for 60), I might go. Did he put out a DVD of the last time he toured this?

SomewhereInTime72

11-03-2011, 04:18 PM

I'd pay $100+ to see David Gilmour. I'd pay that to see reunited Floyd. What I won't pay for is Roger Waters taking the worst of the classic Pink Floyd albums around like he himself is the band. Best thing about that album is Comfortably Numb, and the best thing about Comfortably Numb is everything Gilmour does on it.

Mah bro. :fist:

christopher

11-15-2011, 06:43 PM

The Los Angeles show is at the LA Coliseum. I wonder how that will be since its an outdoors arena.

treghet

11-15-2011, 06:45 PM

The Los Angeles show is at the LA Coliseum. I wonder how that will be since its an outdoors arena.

Interesting. That's where they played on tour for the album.

christopher

11-15-2011, 07:25 PM

Interesting. That's where they played on tour for the album.

I did not know that. I just looked it up and I'm surprised to see that Wall tour back in the 80s consisted of seven LA dates, followed by six New York dates, followed eleven London shows and eight Germany shows and that was it!

Fe Maiden

11-16-2011, 06:27 AM

I did not know that. I just looked it up and I'm surprised to see that Wall tour back in the 80s consisted of seven LA dates.....and I was at one of them....would love to experience this again.